‘Taliban in control of 90% of Swat’

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‘Taliban in control of 90% of Swat’

Thursday, May 07, 2009

LAHORE: The Taliban are in control of “90 percent” of the Swat valley, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan spokesman Muslim Khan told Al Jazeera on Wednesday. Blaming the breakdown of the Swat peace deal on the Pakistani military, Khan said the peace accord with the government in the Swat valley was over. Khan alleged the security forces had killed civilians in the area. “How can we follow the agreement with them?” Khan said, adding that the Taliban would continue to implement sharia “as soon as possible”. daily times monitor.